A mostly faithful adaptation of the Lovecraft story that attempts to show what a filmed version would've looked like had it been made when the story was written in the 1920s: the footage is treated with a filter that crudely mimics print damage and ageing, the ratio is 4:3, the FX are primitive (but amazing) and it’s silent except for the dramatic music.
Director Andrew H. Leman is a founding member of the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society; his respect for the material is plain to see.
The ‘strange idol’ prop is very cool. I’d make room on my already wheezing shelf for a full-size replica of it.
4 dreams of strange cities out of 5
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